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POWERED HAULAGE

220033580022 · 12/10/2003 · Thiele Kaolin Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Fork lift
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
2
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Paul R Kirschling
Operator
Thiele Kaolin Company
Mine
0900337

Narrative

EMP HAD JUST LOADED A METRIC TON BAG OF CLAY ONTO TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING ON FORKLIFT TO GET ANOTHER BAG WHEN ANOTHER EE STEPPED FROM BEHIND A ROW OF BAGS STARTLING DRIVER CAUSING HIM TO APPL Y BRAKES TO FORKLIFT WHICH SLID ON WET CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO SLIDE JAMMING EE'SRIGHT FOOT WHICH HE WAS DEPRESSING BRAKE WITH. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG PAIN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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